First stop: Cockington Green Gardens. The gorgeous manicured lawns, beautifully landscaped gardens and attention-to-detail miniature buildings and features will leave you amazed, and the kids will delight in the Miniature Steam Train and interactive displays. The multicultural area — with structures ranging from world-famous icons to traditional villages — is not to be missed.

Next stop: a tour of the Australian Institute of Sport. See top athletes in action from sports such as basketball, swimming, volleyball and more, then see how you measure up at Sportex. With over 15 sporting simulation exhibits, Sportex will have you running, jumping, lifting and stretching — you might even find some hidden sporting talent!

Finally, jump into the excitement of Questacon, with its recently opened Q Lab sure to delight people of all ages. Q Lab is a dynamic and experimental environment that allows you to ask questions and find your own answers. Look at the world differently with microscopes and high-speed slow-motion footage. See live scientific demonstrations performed by Questacon’s science communicators and visiting scientists.  And of course, there is still the great range of other Questacon exhibits on offer.

So grab your 3infun Canberra ticket and enjoy the best of Canberra this summer.

Please note the following attraction closures over the Christmas period.

Questacon: closed Christmas Day

Cockington Green: closed Christmas and Boxing Days.

Australian Institute of Sport tours: closed Christmas, Boxing and New Years Days.

If you can’t get enough of gardening perfection at Floriade, then make sure you visit Cockington Green Gardens. Their manicured lawns, beautifully landscaped gardens and attention-to-detail miniature villages will leave you in wonder, and the kids will delight in the Miniature Steam Train and interactive displays. The multicultural area — with structures ranging from world-famous icons to traditional villages — is not to be missed.

Just across the lake from Floriade is Questacon, with the highly anticipated Q Lab opening this spring. Q Lab focuses on live demonstrations, hands on activities and multimedia content, with programs geared towards pre-teens, teens and adults. In keeping with the spring theme, Q Lab will be exploring the world of botany all throughout September. October will see things head underground with a focus on geology. And of course, there is still the great range of other Questacon exhibits on offer with something for the whole family.

And speaking of the whole family, a visit to the Australian Institute of Sport is sure to motivate everybody to get more active in the warmer weather. See top athletes in action from sports such as basketball, swimming, gymnastics and more, then see how you measure up at Sportex. With over 15 sporting simulation exhibits, Sportex will have you running, jumping, lifting and stretching — you might even find some hidden sporting talent!

So grab your 3infun Canberra ticket and enjoy the best of Canberra this spring. Book now!

You know those wet, windy days when the kids are climbing the walls? Those kinds of days are just perfect for visiting Questacon! Here they can climb up a wall — and slide down it again — at Free Fall, a six metre vertical slide where you can experience weightlessness. Free Fall is just one of the fabulous experiences in SideShow, an exhibition which looks at the culture, history, biology, psychology, physics and maths behind the fun of sideshow alley. One not to be missed!

A visit to the Australian Institute of Sport is another good winter activity for the whole family. Get behind-the-scenes and see top athletes in action from sports such as gymnastics, volleyball, swimming and more. And you’ll love Sportex – an educational and engaging sports experience where you can try wheelchair basketball, virtual downhill skiing, rock climbing, football penalty shootouts and more. It’s sure to get the heart pumping!

And whilst Canberra is known for being cold in the winter months, it’s also known for its sunny, crisp, blue winter skies — just perfect for a visit to Cockington Green Gardens. Rug up and take a ride on the Miniature Steam Train, enjoy a coffee in the Garden Cafe, and marvel at the amazing detail of the miniature villages and buildings on display.

Want to know how much fun 3infun can be? Check out this post from Kidspot Moderator PrincessK.

So grab your 3infun Canberra ticket and enjoy the best of Canberra this winter. Book now!

The leaves are starting to turn at Cockington Green, a delightful and fascinating display of meticulously crafted miniature buildings set within beautifully landscaped gardens.  Wander through the tiny villages and castles, marvel at the fascinating international display, and enjoy the crisp autumn air with a ride on the Miniature Steam Train.

When it comes to Questacon—The National Science and Technology Centre, no visit is complete without watching (and participating in!) a presentation by the theatre troupe The Excited Particles. You’ll learn about dinosaurs, tsunamis, explosions, balloons… performed from a repertoire of more than a dozen shows.  Shows are presented at various times on most days.

And for a different kind of show, take a trip to the Australian Institute of Sport where you can see gymnasts, swimmers, volleyball players and other elite athletes in action as part of their behind the scenes athlete-guided tours.

Grab your 3infun Canberra ticket and enjoy the best of Canberra this autumn!

Don’t miss your chance to see H₂O—Soak Up the Science, Questacon’s new permanent exhibition about water, with 16 interactive exhibits about how water behaves, how it shapes our world and how we use this precious resource.

Get hands on and boil water, launch a hydrogen rocket, pump water towards the ceiling, reveal how much water is used to manufacture food and clothing or design a water-efficient city.

For water activities of a different kind, you can see swimmers and other elite athletes in action at the AIS as part of their behind the scenes athlete-guided tours.

You can also see sportspeople in miniature, along with miniature houses, castles, embassies and more at Cockington Green, a delightful and fascinating display of meticulously crafted miniature buildings set within beautifully landscaped gardens.

Grab your 3infun Canberra ticket and enjoy the best of Canberra this summer.

Please note the following attraction closures over the Christmas period.

Questacon: closed Christmas Day

Cockington Green: closed Christmas and Boxing Days.

Australian Institute of Sport tours: closed Christmas, Boxing and New Years Days.

Questacon won the category of Tourist Attraction, whilst the AIS took out the gong for the Specialised Tourism Services.  3infun Canberra was an important part of the products that were judged.

Along with Cockington Green, the AIS and Questacon are some of Canberra’s most popular family destinations, with the 3infun Canberra ticket offering families a fun and affordable way to experience Canberra.

The annual Canberra and Capital Region Tourism Awards showcase the best of our region’s tourism operators and promote, encourage and reward tourism excellence.

The winners of the Canberra Awards will now represent the ACT and region as finalists at the 2010 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, to be held in Perth in March 2011.

Three of Canberra’s most popular family tourist attractions, Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, the Australian Institute of Sport and Cockington Green Gardens are experiencing improved visitation results on the back of innovations in their marketing. All three attractions are part of the 3infun Canberra superticket, Canberra’s first joint attractions ticket.

3infun Canberra superticket Ticket sales have risen by 20% in the last financial year as a result of the latest marketing program. These results are positive and have contributed valuable visitors through the door during a time that the ACT, and Australia as a whole, is experiencing a relatively ‘soft’ patch in growth of tourism markets.

“3infun Canberra is a program designed to highlight the range of tourism experiences available in Canberra, and make them accessible and affordable for families. It offers families a fun way to look at the national capital,” said Marketing Manager for Questacon, Michelle Canning.

The 3infun initiative can now also boast another award win with Questacon scooping the Tourist Attraction award at the 2009 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards held in Hobart on Friday 26 February. 3infun Canberra was a crucial part of the product that was judged.

“Our involvement with the 3infun Canberra program allows us to market and promote Questacon to a wider audience and definitely contributed to our win in this category,” Ms Canning concluded.